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1

Visit a
pumpkin patch to see how pumpkins grow.
(Science)
2

Look for “fat” and “skinny” pumpkins.
(Opposites)
3

Give your
child a mirror glued inside a box. Open to see someone “special”.
(Self-Esteem)
4

Smell an orange, feel
an orange, taste an orange.
(Sensory Awareness)
5

Wear something orange today. (Colors)
6

Let your child color with orange paint daubers or marking pens.
(Sm. Muscle Dev.)
7

Show your child how to make happy and sad faces in a mirror.
(Feelings)
8

Encourage your child
to name a
toy cat.
(Language Dev.)
9

10

Have your child climb
or walk like
a cat. (Movement)
11

“Sail” boats
in the bathtub by blowing
on them. (Science)
12

Columbus Day
13

Ask your child to “touch
your nose”, “rub your stomach”, “blink your eyes”.
(Body Parts)
14

Make up a simple song about what your child
is doing.
(Music)
15

Toss small pillows at
each other. (Coordination)
16

Make pumpkin cookies or pumpkin
bread with your child.
(Cooking)
17

Give some cookies to a friend or a neighbor.
(Kindness)
18

Show your child how
to roll a ball into a basket. (Coordination)

19

Empty tissue boxes make great play
feet or shoes.
(Imagination)
20

Set out four sets of shoes all mixed up. Have child
find matching pairs. (Matching)
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22

Play a game where you instruct your child to take “short” steps, then “long” steps.
(Opposites)
23

Go outside
and hunt for spider webs.
(Problem Solving)
24

Count the number of spider webs you find outside.
(Math)
25

Set out some old costumes for your child to use for dress-up.
(Imagination)
26

Make a pumpkin puzzle out of
a cardboard pumpkin shape.
(Problem Solving)
27

Glue some small pumpkin cutouts to sheets of paper to
make placemats. (Art)
28

Have your
child name facial features on a jack-o’-lantern.
(Body Parts)
29

Read a story about a pumpkin or
a jack-o’-lantern. (Literature)
30

Dress your child warmly
if she goes
out on Halloween.
(Safety)
31

Halloween